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Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Celebrates Black History Month with Workshops, Talks
Each February, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences commemorates Black History Month, celebrating the contributions of African Americans in United States history. The college invites the NSU community to participate in the following thought-provoking and inspiring events that will explore the people, literature, music, and experiences which characterize black…
Julie Spechler, Nova Southeastern University’s Director of Public Affairs, was recently appointed to the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Advisory Council. The Advisory Council is comprised of public relations and marketing professionals from around the nation in corporate, agency, and nonprofit positions. The Council’s purpose…
Faculty Symposium Creates Thought Provoking Discussions
“Where Have You Gone Joe DiMaggio? Are We Allowed to Have Heroes Anymore?” was the topic for the 4th faculty symposium, hosted by President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., on Dec. 1. Speakers Stephen Russo, Ph.D. and Kenneth Johnson, D.O., led the discussion about society’s reaction to and interest in…
LEGO Block Party at NSU’s Library, in Collaboration with Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
BYOL (Bring Your Own LEGO Blocks) to build and create at LEGO Club Block Parties hosted by NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library and the UM-NSU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (UM-NSU CARD). The next party will be on Thursday, Dec. 15 from 3:30 to 6 p.m. This event is for…
U.S. Navy Medical Service Corps Promotes NSU College of Pharmacy Alumnus to Commander
Christopher G. Lynch, Pharm.D., M.Ed., College of Pharmacy alumnus, class of 1997, was officially promoted to Commander by Rear Admiral, Bob Kiser, inaugural commandant for the Military’s Medical Education & Training Campus (METC), on Oct. 7 at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. Lynch’s promotion by the U.S. Navy to the rank…
NSU Library’s Circle of Friends Hosts Tavern Night with Ben Franklin, Nov. 19
The Circle of Friends of NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library will host an evening with America’s first journalist, printer, politician, sage, scientist, diplomat, raconteur, iconoclast, ladies man, and most of all, patriot on Saturday, Nov. 19. The festivities begin at 6 p.m. with tavern drinks and hor d’oeuvres, and will include…
Find a New Favorite at NSU Library’s 15th Semi-Annual Used Book, CD and DVD Sale in October
Deals on pre-owned textbooks, fiction and nonfiction hardcover and paperbacks, children’s books, CDs, DVDs, and video cassettes will be available at the 15th Semi-Annual Slightly Used Book Sale, hosted at the Alvin Sherman Library. Come find a new favorite, with prices to satisfy any budget. Remember, the sale only happens…
NSU Speaker’s Forum Hosted by Dr. Larry A. Calderon, Oct. 14
Anne Leon, M.L.S. executive director of public library services at Nova Southeastern University’s Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center, will be the featured speaker at NSU’s Speaker’s Forum on Friday, Oct 14. She will talk about the new face of family literacy in library programming: serving children with…
Want to Be NSU’s Next “Biggest Loser”? Then Apply Now, Deadline: Oct. 12
In the first six years of NSU’s Biggest Loser challenge, the 70 employees and students who completed the program lost a combined total of 1,730 pounds – an average of 25 pounds per participant! Inspired by the popular television show, NSU’s Biggest Loser takes 18 participants through a 16-week weight-loss…
Shepard Broad Law Center Induction Into Florida Bar Ceremony
Graduates of NSU’s Shepard Broad Law Center who recently took the bar examination once again exceeded the statewide pass rate for both the general exam and the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE). Specifically, NSU graduates passed at 87.4% for the general exam and an 86.9 % for the MPRE exam….
NSU Faculty Honored for Receiving External Funding
Nova Southeastern University faculty were honored on Sept. 21 at the NSU External Funding Recognition Ceremony, which recognizes the efforts of NSU faculty members who have received external grant funding in the previous fiscal year. Fiscal Year 2011 saw great progress in the area of external funding, with total external funding exceeding…
New Internet Marketing and Social Networking Course Unique to NSU
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship is bringing a new graduate-level course to students this fall that will be sure to make NSU graduates stand out when interviewing. The new course, “Internet Marketing and Social Networking,” will be offered beginning in October 2011, and will be taught…
Marine Artist Guy Harvey hosts South Florida premiere of documentary on Sharks, Oct. 19 & 20
Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Oceanographic Center in conjunction with the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, presents the Fort Lauderdale premiere of This is Your Ocean: Sharks at The Museum of Art |Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. A public showing will be held the following night at Nova…
Farquhar College of Arts & Sciences hosts Convocation Ceremony
NSU undergraduate students celebrated the official start of the academic year with Convocation, hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences. A keynote talk by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Díaz, M.F.A., highlighted this year’s ceremony. The event opened with welcoming remarks by Don Rosenblum, Ph.D., dean of the Farquhar…
NSU Hosts Sales Week – ends Oct. 7
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship will host its inaugural “Sales Week,” October 3 – 7 in celebration of the fast-approaching first anniversary of the Huizenga Sales Institute’s grand opening. All of the sales programs offered throughout the week are open-enrollment and require no advanced degree requirements….
University School of NSU Dance Educator Awarded Prestigious Fellowship
University School of NSU instructor Toranika Washington was one of only eight dance educators to win a fellowship to the internationally-recognized Bates Dance Festival Professional Training Program. For three weeks prior to the start of school, Washington immersed herself in a program designed to renew high school dance educators’ passion…
Huizenga School Professor Receives Award of Distinction
A research article published by Randi L. Sims, Ph.D., professor of management at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, has received an Award of Distinction from the Journal of Business Ethics (JBE). JBE has published more than 4,700 articles over the last 30 years. Sims’ 1994 article,…
Free Workshops for NSU Employees Hosted by NSU’s Office of Human Resources, Oct. 13
This fall NSU’s Office of Human Resources will host several free development workshops for employees. The first workshop focuses on stress management and relationship building by exploring 12 essential Life Skills. Titled, “Trigger-Proof Your Way to Success”,will be led by author, psychologist, and educator, Gay Lynn Williamson-Grigas, M.A. As a…
NSU Medical Training in Iraq Leads to the Establishment of Training Center in Middle East
Last year, 12 Iraqi physicians learned how to administer advanced CPR and other life-saving skills on children thanks to cutting-edge technology at Nova Southeastern University. The university, in partnership with health care providers from UCLA and the International Medical Corp (IMC), conducted a three-day, live broadcast training from NSU’s main…